Crayon holder



Jan. 24, 1950 G. w. MOORE v CRAYON' HOLDER Filed May 28, 1948 OR EINVENTOR.

Patented Jan. 24.1950

UNITED STATES iATENT OFFICE CRAYON HOLDER George Moore, New York, N. Y.

Application May 28, 1948, Serial No. 29,850

1 Claim. (01-120-T3) This invention relates to crayon holders and moreparticularly to holders for crayons made of wax or similar materials.

It is an object of this invention to provide a simple, efiicient andeconomical crayon holder which is easy to manufacture in mass productionat low cost.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a crayon holderwherein the crayon made of wax or similar material may be held andprotected against deformation from the heat of the hand of the user orotherwise.

Another object of this invention is to provide a crayon holder whichwill permit the protrusion of the crayon as required by the user andwill serve as a receptacle for said crayon. while not in use.

Another object of this invention is to provide a crayon holder which maybe utilized in such mannor that after a crayon element has been used up,additional crayon elements may be inserted therein in a simple andefficient manner.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a crayon holderwith a moveable plunger in association with a stud which is adapted toengage oblique slots in communication with a longitudinal slot in thebody of said holder thereby permitting the crayon to be held in arotruded condition and obviating the possibility of the retraction ofsaid crayon While in use, and additional frictional means for retainingthe crayon within the holder.

Other and further objects will be apparent from the description thereofcontained herein and will be more particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the crayon holder with a crayon placedtherein.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the crayon holder shown in Fig. l, and;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the crayon holder shown in Fig. 1taken along line 33 and showing the indentations forming projections inthe body of the holder.

Referring now to the drawings showing the construction of the crayonholder, similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout. As shown inFig. l. the device is comprised of an elongated tubular casing or memberIII preferably circular in cross section which may be provided with aclosed upper end I8, and which is adapted to receive a crayon II. Theholder is provided with a longitudinal slot I2 extending along asubstantial portion of its length. In communication with saidlongitudinal slot l2 are in position.

notches or recesses I3. These notches enter slot I2 obliquely and formupwardly extending recesses. Disposed in the interior of said tube II]and free for longitudinal reciprocable motion therein is plunger I4which is provided with stud I5 extending through the body portion of thetube and is provided with operating head IE on the end thereof exteriorof the tube. The tube is provided with inwardly extending projectionsII, which may advantageously be formed by indenting the tube I I] at itslower end.

The operation of the device is as follows:

Stud I5 carried by plunger I4 is positioned within longitudinal slot I2so that plunger is free for longitudinal movement within the tube. Thecrayon to be utilized is then inserted into the holder l0 through itslower or open end. In so inserting the crayon a degree of resistancewill be encountered due to the frictional contact of projections I'Iformed in the interior of the tube.

Upon a suitable insertion of the crayon into the holder so that thedesired length of crayon is protruded therefrom, plunger I4 is manuallyoperated by means of operating head I6 so that said plunger comes intoabutment with the top of the crayon and the stud I5 is in registry withone of the notches I3. The operating head I6 is then moved transverselyso that stud I5 enters notch I3 and is engaged with the interior end ofsaid notch. A slight inward movement of crayon II will then hold theplunger in this position. The crayon and holder are then ready for use.

It will be noted that in view of the oblique angle at which the notchesare positioned the upward pressure resulting from the use of the crayonwill merely serve to hold the plunger more securely The outward movementof the crayon from the holder is prevented by projections I! whichfrictionally engage the peripheral surface of the crayon. As the crayonis utilized it may progressively be protruded by the engagement of thestud within any one of the lower notches as desired. When it is desiredto completely retract the crayon into the holder it is merely necessaryto disengage the stud from the notch with which it is engaged and toposition it within the longitudinal slot. The crayon may then be movedinwardly so that it rests entirely within the holder. To protrude thecrayon it is merely necessary to move the operating head downwardly. Itwill also be noted that when it is desired to utilize new crayon it ismerely necessary to withdraw the old and to insert the new crayon in themanner heretofore indicated.

It will thus be seen that the objects set forth above and those madeapparent from the preceding description are efliciently attained and,since certain changes may be made in the above construction anddiflerent embodiments of the invention could be made without departingfrom the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theabove description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

A device of the character described comprising a single tubular elementadapted to reciprocably contain a crayon; a closed longitudinal slotdisposed in the wall of said tubular element; oblique notches inparallel spaced relation having their lower ends in communication withsaid slot;

a plunger reciprocably mounted within said tubular element and adaptedto protrude said within said element.

GEORGE W. MOORE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 188,721 Somers Mar. 20, 18771,142,794 Bergen June 15, 1915 1,849,936 Lamoglia Mar. 15, 19322,189,561 Deal Feb. 6, 1940

